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Sunday, 6 November 2016

Chelsea show title credentials as they sensationally whitewash Everton 5-0 (Match analysis/photos)

Chelsea football club, under Antonio Conte, is here to stay! The London
Club showed real EPL title credentials on Saturday as they thrashed
Ronald Koeman's Everton 5-0 and are now 1st on the table, with 25
points.
To say Chelsea was impressive is an understatement.

They bulldozed Everton's defence every time they had the ball in the
opposition area, and almost a year since Jose Mourinho was sacked by the
club, Chelsea could be entering a redefining era.

Chelsea started with a 3-4-3 formation, their main formation this
season, while Everton started with a 3-5-2 formation with Lukaku and
Bolasie upfront, a tactic that backfired from the very start for the
Merseyside club.

Diego Costa got
seriously fouled with blood dripping down his ankle at the 7th minute
and even when everyone taught he couldn't continue, he came back to
lead his team to victory.

Bolasie, starting
upfront for Everton, fouled Victor Moses in the 14th minute then in the
17th minute, Moses, one of the most in form players in the EPL at the
moment, had a shot on target.

GOAL!! Eden Hazard received a wonderful assist in the 19th minute from Diego Costa to score Chelsea's first goal.

GOAL!!
Chelsea scored again! A low Pedro cross in the 20th minute found Marcos
Alonso at the back post, whose low shot goes straight through the legs
of the Everton keeper.

A yellow card was given to Jagielka of
Everton for raising his voice at the referee when David Luiz shielded
the ball from him and Nigeria's Victor Moses in the 33rd minute fired a
shot that hit the bar.

Chelsea were marauding the opposition
and seemed to have more possession than Everton who were still getting
to grips with the early goals.

GOAL!! In the
42nd minute, Diego Costa scored from a corner kick. Stamford Bridge was
lit! The home fans couldn't believe the football they were watching.
Chelsea entered half time 3-0 up.

Halftime- Chelsea 3-0 Everton.

The
second half began, with Chelsea still maintaining their tactical
balance and formation and in the 49th minute, Diego Costa missed a goal
after his shot suffered a deflection from a defender.

Eden
Hazard, then showed why he was truly a contender for Player of the
year, as he scored Chelsea's 4th goal in the 56th minute after a stylish
'one-two' pass with Pedro.

Pedro finally
scored the 5th goal after a rebound which fell perfectly for Pedro, and
the Spaniard calmly slotted into the net. Everton's fans started
leaving the stadium as they saw there was no coming back for their
beloved team.

Full-Time - Chelsea 5-0 Everton

Make
no mistake, Chelsea are the most in-form team in the league at the
moment and physically, tactically and mentally have themselves to blame
if at the end of the season they don't win the league (or at least end
up in top 3)